In India, 60% of COVID-19 patients had at least one ‘co-morbidity’ and nearly 78% of them were under 50, says data from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP), a Health Ministry body, that’s tasked with monitoring disease outbreaks across the country.
Here is a list of State Helpline numbers. You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here.
Here are the latest updates:
Telangana not tracing COVID-19 contacts, PIL petitioner tells HC
With inadequate human resources to trace the primary contacts of coronavirus infected persons, the pandemic is spreading like wildfire in the State.
Stating this, a PIL petitioner filed an interim application in Telangana High Court seeking a direction to State government to step up contact tracing to check further spread of COVID-19. The petitioner, Surya Balu Mahendra, an advocate, filed a PIL plea stating that the government is not tracing the asymptomatic primary contacts and symptomatic secondary contacts of coronavirus infected persons.
Man under observation for Covid-19 dies at Manjeri
An 82-year-old man from Wandoor who was under observation for Covid-19 at Government Medical College Hospital, Manjeri, died on Saturday night. He was admitted to the hospital on July 1 after his return from Saudi Arabia on June 29. He was suffering from cancer and respiratory illness. The result of his Covid-19 test is awaited.
- Abdul Latheef Naha
Man under isolation dies in Kottayam
A 45 year old man from Kottayam, who had been under home isolation after returning from abroad, collapsed to death on Sunday. The deceased, a native of Poovanthuruth near here, landed from Dubai on June 26.Health officials said the person had been suffering from asthma and epilepsy. The result of his COVID-19 test is awaited.
- Staff Reporter
Pune businessman gets himself ₹2.89 lakh gold mask
Shankar Kurhade, a businessman in Pune district, wears a protective mask made of gold to curb the spread of coronavirus disease. | Photo Credit: PTI
At a time when wearing face mask is mandatory to contain the spread of coronavirus, a businessman from Maharashtra’s Pune district has got himself a customised gold mask worth ₹2.89 lakh.
Nearly 55 gm of the yellow metal has been used in making the mask, businessman Shankar Kurhade, a resident of Pune’s Pimpri-Chinchwad town, told reporters here while wearing the gold mask.
CM asks officials to prepare COVID-19 plan
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday directed the State’s health and medical education departments to prepare a special work plan for Gautam Buddha Nagar and Ghaziabad in view of the growing number of COVID-19 cases.
In a meeting with senior officials, Mr. Adityanath stressed on more efforts for further improving medical facilities in the two districts to check the spread of infection, an official statement issued here said.
Lockdown curbs will be eased partially in Chennai from Monday
A watchmaker waits for customers in Chennai on June 29, 2020. | Photo Credit: AFP
While Tamil Nadu will witness a complete lockdown on Sunday, with the closure of all shops and the suspension of all services barring medical services and milk supply, Chennai will see a partial relaxation of curbs from Monday.
The ongoing total lockdown in Madurai city and its surrounding areas will be extended till July 12. The rules governing the functioning of industries have been eased, and the relaxations will come into effect from Monday.
Total shutdown in Cuttack city till July 8
The Odisha government on Saturday declared complete shutdown in Cuttack till July 8 amid rising COVID-19 cases. All non-essential shops will be closed and non- essential travel prohibited, the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) said in a notification. Grocery, vegetable and milk shops can remain open from 5 a.m. to 6 p.m., while strictly adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.
Tripura starts free supply of juice with Vitamin C
The Tripura government on Saturday started free distribution of pineapple and lemon juice so as to boost the immunity of people in urban areas with Vitamin C for combating COVID-19.
Called the Chief Minister’s Coronavirus Prevention, the programme was launched by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb ahead of a day’s total lockdown across the State on July 5.
Local transmission evident in Ernakulam
Shifting business: The Ernakulam main retail and wholesale market which was closed after three persons tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 | Photo Credit: H. Vibhu
Five persons in the district, with no travel history and no immediately apparent contact with COVID-19 positive patients, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on Saturday. Health officials said they were still in the process of tracing the sources of infection and contacts of the five persons.
Odisha hospitals turning into hotspots, 38 fresh cases from cancer institute
Hospitals in Odisha are steadily turning into hotspots for novel coronavirus with number of leading health institutions reporting fresh COVID-19 positive cases on Saturday.
As many as 38 positive cases were detected in Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cancer (AHPGIC), Cuttack taking the hospital tally past 100-mark in past 10 days.
Mumbai Police tweak 2-km rule, permit travel ‘closer to home’
The Mumbai police on Saturday altered its 2-kilometre radius rule imposed to curb needless travel during the lockdown and allowed people to move around in their neighbourhood. In a tweet, the police said people were “permitted shopping closer to home” from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. and asked them to carry IDs and other documents while travelling for work.
Assam Raj Bhavan campus sealed
The Raj Bhavan campus and its surrounding areas in Guwahati were sealed and declared a containment zone on Saturday after two persons of the Governor’s Office tested COVID-19 positive, an official said.
Assam Governor Jagadish Mukhi, his wife Prem Mukhi and 176 employees, including security personnel and their family members, were tested on July 1 after two personal security officers had tested positive earlier.